Custom column usability

[alexsol22]

By intercepting the filter request is it possible to populate different columns based on the json coming from ajax? Each filter must return me different columns with different data. if so how can I populate the values ​​of the datatable columns, is there a specific function?

[pxpm]

@alexsol22 I am not sure I fully understood your question.

Only by intercepting the filter request I don't think it's possible, because how the filter works is:

• You select something in filter
• Filter updates the datatable url with js to have the filter applied
• Filter calls datatable re-draw, that will call the datatable endpoint with the updated url from the filter, and only update the "data" not the columns.

To change columns in the table, you need a full page refresh, so none of the stock Backpack filters support it by default.

You can easily achieve it by copying the filter you interested at to your /resources folder, for example the simple filter, you could do with: php artisan backpack:filter simple_with_reload --from=simple. This will pick the simple filter file, copy to the directory with a new name. (using a new name avoid ovewritting the core backpack ones, that you can still use in other places without the full page reload).

Replace the last bits of js, instead of a table draw, it does a window.location to redirect the user. This is the request that you will catch in your Controller and check what filters are applied and what not. Depending on that you can addColumns, removeColumn etc.

Hope it helps,
Cheers

[jcastroa87]

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